Cat Osterman

Cat Osterman
USSSA Pride – No. 38
Pitcher
Born: (1983-04-16) April 16, 1983 (age 41) Houston, Texas
Batted: Left Threw: Left
NPF debut
May 29, 2007, for the Rockford Thunder
Last NPF appearance
August 17, 2015, for the USSSA Pride
NPF statistics
Win–loss record	95–24
Earned run average	0.91
Strikeouts	1,260
Saves	12
Teams
Rockford Thunder (2007–2009) USSSA Pride (2010–2015)
Career highlights and awards
2× Honda Sports Award (2005, 2006) 4× Big 12 Pitcher of the Year (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006) 4× NPF Champion (2009,2010, 2013, 2014) 6× All-NPF (2009, 2011–2015) USSSA Pride No. 8 retired
Medals Women's softball Representing  United States Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team competition 2008 Beijing Team competition 2020 Tokyo Team competition

Catherine Leigh Osterman (born April 16, 1983) is a retired American softball player. Osterman pitched on the United States women's national softball team that won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and silver medal at the 2008 and 2020 Summer Olympics.

She was a collegiate four-time All-American and six-time professional All-Star. She completed her college eligibility in 2006 at the University of Texas at Austin, where she was a starting pitcher for the Longhorns since 2002. Osterman holds the Big 12 Conference pitching Triple Crown for her career wins, ERA, and strikeouts, as well as shutouts, no-hitters, WHIP, and perfect games; she also holds the NCAA Division I record for strikeout ratio (14.34).

In the National Pro Fastpitch, Osterman was drafted first overall and is the career leader in strikeout ratio (10.90) and no-hitters (6). She is also one of NCAA's five pitchers to strikeout 1,000 batters with 100 wins, an ERA of under 1.00, and averaging double digit strikeouts.^[1] She was a member of the independent "This Is Us" team.^[2] In May 2020, she joined and eventually won the inaugural championship in the Athletes Unlimited Softball league as the top individual points leader.^[3][4] Osterman was also named No. 3 Greatest College Softball Player and the No. 1 pitcher in NCAA history.^[5][6]